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Your Computer Isn't Yours: Apple stores every program Mac users run, and when and where they ran it (sneak.berlin)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by mozz@mbin.grits.dev to c/technology@beehaw.org

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Edit: Guys I didn't write the headline; the subtitle that I added, I've now fixed tho

Edit: Also, the information about there being no escape is out of date -- here's a quick guide to how to fix the problem in the modern day

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[–] ptz@dubvee.org 103 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (44 children)

Don't want to sound like I'm proselytizing, but unless you run Linux, your computer really isn't yours (closed firmware aside).

Microsoft is just as bad at treating your hardware as theirs that they so graciously allow you to use (in between forced updates, criticizing your browser choices, and trying to trick you into storing everything you do in one drive)

[–] thingsiplay@beehaw.org 26 points 7 months ago (9 children)

Don’t want to sound like I’m proselytizing, but there are other free operating systems not based on Linux: FreeBSD, FreeDOS or ReactOS in example. I wish, I could add GNU/Hurd to the list, but from what I know, its unusable at the moment. Redox is also a new OS written in Rust, but it's not ready yet (I think).

Now, are these real alternatives to a regular Linux based OS? In some cases they are (FreeBSD and their family), but most probably would just use Linux for their PC. They aren't even suited for gaming I guess, the likes of Steam. I was just "Acktually"-ing around that you don't "need" Linux for owning your computer. I mean, you mentioned closed firmware, so technically I was allowed to. :D

[–] ptz@dubvee.org 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah, I know people running FreeBSD as their daily driver; totally left that one out haha.

The rest of them are either niche (e.g. FreeDOS for retrogaming) or not quite ready for daily driving (e.g. ReactOS -- which I've been rooting for for a while now).

There's also TempleOS lol

When we're talking FOSS, feel free to "ackshually" all day. Worst case is I learn something new/cool.

[–] Subdivide6857@midwest.social 3 points 7 months ago

I would absolutely run FreeBSD on my laptop if the WiFi wasn’t awful. It doesn’t matter which chipset, max is like 20 Mbps. Rouuugh.

On the server side of things, Docker/Podman is so convenient, and keeps me from blowing so much time on “maintenance.”

Hopefully, some day, I can daily a BSD. Until then- NixOS!

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